# Elasticsearch Not Running on Linux

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 27, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712 "2019-06-27T04:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Syed.Ubaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Syed.Ubaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed.Ubaid)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/1 "2019-06-27T04:37:00Z")

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I am trying to install elasticsearch on Linux Enviroment . After unzip tar file of elasticsearch when i try to run the command of elasticsearch in linux it shows the following below error

java.lang.RuntimeException: cannot run elasticsearch as root  
Please help me to run elasticsearch on linux command

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**Author:** ![Tek\_Chand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tek_chand/32/34318_2.png) [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/2 "2019-06-27T05:27:17Z")

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@Syed.Ubaid,

> [@Syed.Ubaid](#):
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> java.lang.RuntimeException: cannot run elasticsearch as root

Above error showing why you are getting error.

Try to install as non root user. You can use another user with sudo command.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Syed.Ubaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Syed.Ubaid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Syed.Ubaid)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/3 "2019-06-27T05:36:12Z")

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I am new on linux can you share commands for creating new user and run elasticsearch on that

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**Author:** ![Tek\_Chand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tek_chand/32/34318_2.png) [@Tek\_Chand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tek_Chand)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 5:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/4 "2019-06-27T05:42:30Z")

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@Syed.Ubaid,

You can use the below command to create new user:

```auto
$ adduser username

```

> [@Syed.Ubaid](#):
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> I am new on linux can you share commands for creating new user and run elasticsearch on that

Good...you can start learning Linux basic once you are comfortable with Linux then you can start new things in Linux.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/5 "2019-06-27T05:53:34Z")

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If youstall it using a package for your linux distribution that is all done for you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-not-running-on-linux/187712/6 "2019-07-25T05:53:49Z")

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